Ambassador Alfredo Vicente CHIARADIA

Secretary of Trade and International Economic Relations

Born on February 15,1945, in Bahía Blanca, Argentina Married, four children.

Diplomatic Career

-Secretary of Trade and International Economic Relations (October 2004- ) -Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Geneva and to the World Trade Organization ( August 2002/October 2004) -Undersecretary for International Trade ( January/August 2002) -Foreign Trade Representative (June/December 2001) -Ambassador to Japan (April 1999/June 2001) -Undersecretary for Latin American Affairs, Buenos Aires (August 1996/February 1999) -Undersecretary for International Economic Negotiations, Buenos Aires (December 1994/August 1996) -Chief of Cabinet to the Secretary of International Economic Relations, Buenos Aires (August/December 1994) -Consul General and Director of the Center for Argentine Promotion in Frankfurt , Germany (January 1993-August 1994) -Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York (August 1989/January 1993) -Chief of Cabinet to the Minister of Foreign Affairs ( June 1988/July 1989) -Chief of Cabinet to the Secretary of International Economic Relations, Buenos Aires (October 1987/June 1988) -Several Positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassies of Argentina in Canada, Germany and the United States (1973-1987)

Academic Background:

-Argentine Foreign Service Institute, Buenos Aires-1971-1972 -Professor of Economic Theory, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa-1970/73 -Master in Political Economy, Universidad de Buenos Aires-1968

Decorations:

-Bolivia: Great Cross, Order of Condor de los Andes -Bolivia: Great Cross, Order of Simón Bolivar -Brazil: Great Cross, Order of Río Branco -Chile: Great Cross, Order of Bernardo O´Hoggins -Chile: Great Cross, Order of Merit -Colombia: Great Cross, Order of San Carlos -Ecuador: Great Cross, National Order of Merit -Japan: Grand Cordon, Order of the Rising Sun -Venezuela: First Class, Order Francisco de Miranda -Mexico: Encomienda, Order of the Aztec Eagle -Brazil: Grand Officer, Order of Rio Branco -France: Grand Officer, National Order of Merit -Italy: Grand Officer, Order of Merit